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Spacious, limestone house located in upward trending Brooklyn, New York neighborhood has several features to offer the mature traveler. Harrison House, built in the early 1900's, has retained all of the architectural details from that period including parquet hardwood floors, high ceilings, and fireplace. The decor reflects both the pre-war period as well as updated bathroom and kitchen. Access to the backyard garden will enrich your time at Harrison House, allowing outdoor lounging during the warmer months. Enjoy a stroll along the 130+ year old Eastern Parkway that was originally inspired by the Champs-Elysees in Paris that can take you to the Brooklyn Museum for events, Grand Army Plaza Library and Prospect Park. There is also easy access to either the #2 or 3 trains to speed you into downtown Brooklyn, Manhattan and the rest of the city.

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... Lehman, the long time director who is about to retire. Lehman's tenure has been controversial. He felt that museums were elitist institutions designed for rich white people, and wanted to make the museum more welcoming to the community where it's located. A new entrance on the ground floor is more accessible than the three flights of stairs it used to take to ...

... Building. After a quick lunch at a local pizza place, we joined the 2-hour line (and $29 each later) to get to the observatory. With 80-mile 360 degree views around Manhattan and greater New York, we soaked up as many sights as we could before freezing in the below zero temperature and wind. Once back on solid ground, and away from the crowds, we quickly visited the New York Public Library and Grand Central Station on the way back to the hotel for a quick rest ...

... to find Little Italy. Sad to be leaving tomorrow.....it's been great. Slept in, packed & went out for a final walk around the area, finally finding the NYU shop for Fray before flying back to the hotel in time for our noon checkout. We took the subway to Penn station, then the bus to La Guardia for a 4.30 Air Canada flight to Ottawa. New York was absolutely sensational. Highlights for me; ferry from Brooklyn, lunch at Zabar's, Bethesda Fountain. Canada, here we ...

October 12, 2014 Our night was again comfortable and we slept well. When we got back to the motorhome after shopping at Walmart we discovered that the self-inflating mat we bought was for a mummy bag. We wanted a rectangular one. Also, the voltage inverter we bought needed to be bigger to properly charge the computer. So....we returned all purchases made the night before, except the eggs, and bought a bigger inverter that might also work for our ...